Lithuania
RUSSIA/LITHUANIA: Druzhba-1 is not Transneft priority
Transneft denied today any plans to close permanently the crude oil pipeline to Lithuania's...
RussiaBALTIC STATES: Economies inspire cautious optimism
Strong import demand widened Lithuania's current account deficit to 3.4 billion litai (1.3...
Baltic StatesEASTERN EUROPE/AFGHANISTAN: Romania sends more men
Visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu said in Kabul yesterday that, at NATO's request,...
AfghanistanLITHUANIA: Inflation in July reaches eight-year high
The consumer price index (CPI) rose in July by 4.4% year-on-year, accelerating from 3.7% in June,...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA: Vilnius declares emergency due to drought
The government decided at an extraordinary meeting today to declare a state of emergency owing to...
LithuaniaLITHUANIA/RUSSIA: Refinery gets costlier oil by sea
The oil flow to Lithuania's Mazeikiai refinery via the Druzhba pipeline has not resumed after a...
LithuaniaRUSSIA/LITHUANIA: Oil leak shows need for upgrading
Oil deliveries have resumed now that the leak of July 29 on the Druzhba trunk pipeline supplying...
RussiaLITHUANIA: Minority government wins deputies' vote
Parliament today voted in a centre-left minority coalition government headed by Social Democrat...
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